2015 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 23rd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.

2015 Women's Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	QLD Scorchers (5th title)
Runner-up	VIC Vipers
Third place	NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	97 (4.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emily Hurtz (6 goals)
Best player	Jane Claxton
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The Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the fifth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 2–1 in the final.

Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

Teams

• Canberra Strikers
• New South Wales Arrows
• NT Pearls
• Queensland Scorchers
• SA Suns
• Tassie Van Demons
• Victorian Vipers
• WA Diamonds

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Arrows	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Advance to Medal Round
2	Canberra Strikers	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	WA Diamonds	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Tassie Van Demons	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: Hockey Australia

25 September 2015 17:00 WA Diamonds 2–0 Tassie Van Demons Lammers  45' Slattery  52' Report Umpires: Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

25 September 2015 19:00 NSW Arrows 1–0 Canberra Strikers Williams  52' Report Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

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26 September 2015 17:00 NSW Arrows 7–0 Tassie Van Demons Hayes  4' Smith  6', 54' Williams  36' Simpson  53' Stewart  56' Brazel  60' Report Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

26 September 2015 19:00 Canberra Strikers 2–1 WA Diamonds Gray  52' Bailey-Price  55' Report Slattery  22' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

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28 September 2015 13:00 Canberra Strikers 4–1 Tassie Van Demons Flanagan  1', 34', 37' Bone  57' Report McCambridge  44' Umpires: Michelle Pecar (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)

28 September 2015 15:00 NSW Arrows 5–2 WA Diamonds Stewart  6' Farrell  13' Morgan  36' Smith  45' Jenner  48' Report Lammers  40' Slattery  58' Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	VIC Vipers	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to Medal Round
2	NSW Arrows	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
3	SA Suns	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3
4	Tassie Van Demons	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: Hockey Australia

25 September 2015 13:00 VIC Vipers 3–0 NT Pearls Messent  3', 43' Hurtz  32' Report Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

25 September 2015 15:00 QLD Scorchers 2–1 SA Suns Kenny  6' Blyth  22' Report Nance  19' Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Michelle Pecar (AUS)

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26 September 2015 13:00 QLD Scorchers 9–0 NT Pearls J. Dwyer  10' Allendorf  17', 24', 34' Kenny  23', 30' S. Fitzpatrick  42' M. Fitzpatrick  48' Taylor  54' Report Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)

26 September 2015 15:00 SA Suns 0–2 VIC Vipers Report Hurtz  35' Nanscawen  45' Umpires: Michelle Pecar (AUS) Sarah Allanson (AUS)

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28 September 2015 17:00 SA Suns 5–1 NT Pearls Busiko  2' Welstead  23' McMahon  47', 55' Parker  57' Report Richards  5' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

28 September 2015 19:00 QLD Scorchers 0–2 Victorian Vipers Report Nanscawen  34' Hurtz  47' Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Allanson (AUS)

Second round

Pool C (Medal round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	QLD Scorchers	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
2	VIC Vipers	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	NSW Arrows	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
4	Canberra Strikers	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: Hockey Australia

29 September 2015 17:00 Canberra Strikers 2–6 QLD Scorchers Gray  24', 52' Report M. Fitzpatrick  6' Allendorf  15', 32' S. Fitzpatrick  29', 58' Kershaw  48' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

29 September 2015 19:00 NSW Arrows 3–2 VIC Vipers Hanna  5', 8' Stewart  18' Report Taylor  15' Nanscawen  30' Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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1 October 2015 17:00 VIC Vipers 3–1 Canberra Strikers Hurtz  4', 34' Messent  12' Report Evans  7' Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

1 October 2015 19:00 NSW Arrows 1–2 QLD Scorchers Stewart  22' Report Kenny  33' J. Dwyer  59' Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

Pool D (Classification round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WA Diamonds	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
2	SA Suns	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	Tassie Van Demons	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	NT Pearls	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: Hockey Australia

29 September 2015 13:00 Tassie Van Demons 1–0 NT Pearls Brennan  12' Report Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

29 September 2015 15:00 WA Diamonds 3–2 SA Suns Lammers  3' Slattery  20' Flynn  36' Report Parker  9' Grist  43' Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

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1 October 2015 13:00 SA Suns 2–1 Tassie Van Demons van Bodegom  9' McMahon  20' Report Hinton  48' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Michelle Pecar (AUS)

1 October 2015 15:00 WA Diamonds 4–0 NT Pearls Esslemont  8' Nelson  20', 29' Squibb  45' Report Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

Classification games

Seventh and eighth place

2 October 2015 13:00 Tassie Van Demons 2–2 NT Pearls Newlyn  29' Spence  60' Report Swann  35' Patterson  45' Penalties Spence McCambridge Murphy Donovan Calvert —— Calvert 1–2 Swann Scriven Peris Divall Richards —— Peris Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

2 October 2015 15:00 WA Diamonds 2–1 SA Suns Wilson  7' Denning  25' Report Busiko  4' Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

Third and fourth place

2 October 2015 17:00 NSW Arrows 3–1 Canberra Strikers Jenner  12' Smith  52', 56' Report Watson  49' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

Final

2 October 2015 19:00 QLD Scorchers 2–1 VIC Vipers Kenny  21' Blyth  32' Report Hurtz  4' Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

Best Player	Topscorer	Player of the Final	Best Goalkeeper
Jane Claxton	Emily Hurtz	Rachael Lynch	Rachael Lynch

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	Queensland Scorchers	6	5	0	1	21	7	+14	15	Gold Medal
	Victorian Vipers	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7	12	Silver Medal
	New South Wales Arrows	6	5	0	1	20	7	+13	15	Bronze Medal
4	Canberra Strikers	6	2	0	4	10	15	−5	6	Fourth Place
5	WA Diamonds	6	4	0	2	14	10	+4	12	Fifth Place
6	SA Suns	6	2	0	4	11	11	0	6	Sixth Place
7	NT Pearls	6	0	1	5	3	24	−21	1	Seventh Place
8	Tassie Van Demons	6	1	1	4	5	17	−12	4	Eighth Place

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Goalscorers

6 Goals

• Emily Hurtz

5 Goals

• Emily Smith
• Murphy Allendorf
• Jodie Kenny

4 Goals

• Grace Stewart
• Kathryn Slattery

3 Goals

• Anna Flanagan
• Laura Gray
• Savannah Fitzpatrick
• Karri McMahon
• Claire Messent
• Georgia Nanscawen
• Kim Lammers

2 Goals

• Kate Hanna
• Kate Jenner
• Mariah Williams
• Jill Dwyer
• Madison Fitzpatrick
• Madonna Blyth
• Anna Busiko
• Georgie Parker
• Ashleigh Nelson

1 Goal

• Catriona Bailey-Price
• Edwina Bone
• Shelley Watson
• Naomi Evans
• Lily Brazel
• Lisa Farrell
• Greta Hayes
• Georgina Morgan
• Cara Simpson
• Mikaela Patterson
• Amy Swann
• Tegan Richards
• Stephanie Kershaw
• Renee Taylor
• Gabrielle Nance
• Emily Grist
• Charlotte van Bodegom
• Leah Welstead
• Amelia Spence
• Elanor Brennan
• Madeleine Newlyn
• Madeleine Hinton
• Sarah McCambridge
• Sophie Taylor
• Kate Denning
• Jess Esslemont
• Erin Flynn
• Penny Squibb
• Georgia Wilson